Post by thread:[EE] Australia / NZ only

Dick Smith's NZ April trade mailer has several far better than usual price reductions. Some notable ones are. 2..5A automotive Battery charger $12.66 + GST Not a marvellous charger but useful for trickle charge and overnight top up - usual retail is $29.80 http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4251ec1006e074f0273fc0a87f990716/Product/View/M9805 DSE Adjustable temperature, temperature controlled iron $43.91+ Retail usually $87.63 Probably the cheapest TC iron I've ever seen. http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4251ec1006e074f0273fc0a87f990716/Product/View/T1976 And just for fun for $20+ - usual retail is $45 Cybug robot kit Good value if it interests you. http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4251ec1006e074f0273fc0a87f990716/Product/View/K3560 Also - good price on hobby rotary grinder $22.85+ / $49.80 retail usually. http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4251ec1006e074f0273fc0a87f990716/Product/View/T4823 RM

> DSE Adjustable temperature, temperature controlled iron $43.91+ > Retail usually $87.63 > Probably the cheapest TC iron I've ever seen I wondered about that. Not a big fan of their cheap irons (had my favourite little Antex 25W for yonks and yonks). I'd have a look at it though > Also - good price on hobby rotary grinder > $22.85+ / $49.80 retail usually. That did look pretty good. I've got a Dremel fretsaw with PTO and it's not exactly portable. Or quiet. The one I got from David Reid (remember them ?) dropped its bearings last year and sounds like a Trabant with no clutch

In message <00cd01c53987$beb26e20$0100a8c0@ivp2000> Jinx <spam_OUTjoecolquittTakeThisOuTclear.net.nz> wrote: > I wondered about that. Not a big fan of their cheap irons (had my > favourite little Antex 25W for yonks and yonks). I'd have a look > at it though So did I - only problem I found with the XS-25 is that it's far too easy to damage the element when changing bits. Also, if you don't get the bit all the way onto the element, the element can overheat and self-destruct. Never had that problem with my 660TC though. You certainly get less flux smoke when the temperature is locked to 325C. I sometimes up it to 375 if I'm working with enamelled wire or drop it to 275 if I'm working on really delicate components, though. Later. -- Phil. | Acorn Risc PC600 Mk3, SA202, 64MB, 6GB, .....philpemKILLspam@spam@philpem.me.uk | ViewFinder, 10BaseT Ethernet, 2-slice, http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | 48xCD, ARCINv6c IDE, SCSI ... Hey! Your Trakball is upside down!